Siebe Johannes ten Cate

Siebe Johannes ten Cate (27 February 1858, Sneek – 9 December 1908, Paris) was a Dutch-Frisian painter in the Impressionist style, who spent most of his working life in France.

His father was Jan ten Cate [nl], a tanner who entered politics and became the Mayor of Sneek.

He also became a friend of Kees van Dongen and the two briefly shared a home in Montmartre in 1897.

Van Gogh was an acquaintance and described Ten Cate as "a very neat man, completely dressed in black cloth", and not at all like a typical poor artist.

[1] He exhibited frequently, notably at the Salon d'Automne, but his works were not as well appreciated in the Netherlands as in France so, although he made numerous visits, he never returned there.